We’ve received more than 500 replies in the comment thread and at least as many “Recommends” on those comments. And the Twitter hashtag #underratedpresident took off, as well.

The nomination that garnered the most “votes” came from Andrew Miller of Washington, D.C. Read his comment after the jump.

GEORGE H.W. BUSH.: The country owes 41 a collective apology for voting him out of office. Our deficit ballooned under Ronald Reagan, and Bush was left holding the bag. Conservative purists butchered him when he tried to get the country’s finances under control. Bush also wisely understood what driving to Baghdad in 1991 would have meant—a long, bloody quagmire.

Don’t believe me? Ask Bill Clinton, because he agrees.

Andrew now has a chance to expound on his choice in a guest post Tuesday on The Fix.

The complete top 10 nominations on the comment thread:

1. George H.W. Bush (acmiller24)

2. Lyndon Johnson: “He transformed America by pushing through and signing the civil rights act ... and much more that is still with us today.”(nolesfan08)

3. Jimmy Carter: “Carter was a great leader -- we were just lousy followers.” (taxpayer2)